Tag: NASA
NASA Mission Identifies Volcano Eruptions on Venus
On Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that scientists have identified two volcanoes that erupted on Venus in the early 1990s. RELATED: Russia Denies Launching Anti-Satellite Weapon Into Space Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Magellan mission mapped 98 percent of the surface of Venus from 1990 to 1992, and the images […]
May 28, 2024
NASA and Boeing to Launch Starliner Crewed Mission
NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than May 10 for launch of the first crewed mission of Starliner spacecraft, after Monday’s launch attempt was scrubbed due to technical issues. RELATED: Chang’e-6 Mission Takes Off Towards the Moon’s Far Side The spacecraft was scheduled to launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket at […]
May 8, 2024
US Makes First Lunar Landing in 51 Years
On Thursday, U.S. company Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander touched down on the Moon, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in 51 years. RELATED: US Launches New Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station The uncrewed lander, named Odysseus, landed at the lunar South Pole at 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time. After troubleshooting […]
February 23, 2024
US Moon Lander Suffers Malfunctions After Launch
The first U.S. private moon landing mission suffered an anomaly following its launch from the U.S. state of Florida early Monday. RELATED: Mexican Micro Robots Set Out on a Mission to the Moon A new rocket developed by U.S. space launch company United Launch Alliance lifted off at 02:18 a.m. Eastern Time Monday from Cape […]